Latest News
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Thu 24 Oct 2019
ESP Geospatial Careers Symposium
Emerging Spatial Professionals will be hosting their 2019 careers symposium at the Ellen Melville Centre in Auckland on 16 November 2019.
Following on from the success of 2018, ESP are lining up industry leading speakers to share their valuable professional experiences and advice on careers or starting a business. Presentations this year will be in the geospatial, geography, geology, and archaeology fields, as well as a series of lightning talks from Emerging Spatial Professionals members to showcase some of their personal work.
Visit the Facebook page for more details and to register.
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Fri 23 Aug 2019
NZ student wins at 2019 Intl. Children’s Map Competition
There were 188 entries from 33 countries in this year's Barbara Petchenik International Children’s Map Competition in Tokyo. New Zealand’s own 9-year-old Barnaby Blampied from Matakana School won 2nd place in the 9-12 years age category with his marvelous map entry entitled "A Turtle’s Tear: Our Plastic Oceans". This is fantastic result and a hearty congratulations to Barnaby!
Barnaby's map and the other NZ winners can be viewed on the Children's Map Competition Winners page.
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Wed 31 Jul 2019
Announcing the ANZMapS 2019 Conference
The 47th annual ANZMapS conference -- Mapping in Action -- will be held 24-25 September 2019, at the National Library of Australia, Canberra.
This year's sessions will feature the latest student presentations, an inaugural prize for best presentation, the awarding of ANZMapS' "Dorothy Prescott Prize", and an afternoon session and guided tour of the collection with the NLA map curators.
Registration is now open.
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Thu 06 Jun 2019
State of New Zealand Cartography 2019 seminar
NZCS will be hosting a one day seminar -- "State of New Zealand Cartography" -- at the National Library of New Zealand in Wellington on 28 June, 2019.
The full-day seminar will consist of short presentations from a variety of organisations and individuals about recent and current mapping activities. Light refreshments will be provided. Registration is free but space is limited.
Registration will open the week of June 10.
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Wed 03 Apr 2019
Children's Map Competition 2019 winners
A big thank you to all of the students who entered the New Zealand Children’s Map Competition 2019. Winning maps will represent New Zealand at the international Barbara Petchenik Children’s Map Competition in Tokyo.
The winning entries are visible on the Children's Map Competition Winners page.
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Tue 01 Jan 2019
Announcing the 2019 Children's Map Competition
NZCS is proud to once again host the New Zealand Children's Map Competition. Winners will become New Zealand’s entries for the international Barbara Petchenik Children’s Map Competition 2019 in Tokyo in July. Further information may be found in the Competition Guidelines.
Entry deadline is 22 March 2019.
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Mon 10 Sep 2018
Introducing the 2019-2020 NZCS Committee
Following the BGM held at GeoCart'2018, NZCS is pleased to announce its new Committee for 2019-2020.
President: Roger Smith
Vice President: Tony Moore
Secretary: Shannon McColley
Treasurer: Lesley Murphy
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Wed 11 Jul 2018
NZCS BGM to be held at GeoCart'2018
The 2018 Biennial General Meeting will be held at 16:30-17:30 on Thursday, 6 September, at the National Library of New Zealand's Tiakiwai Auditorium (Aitken Street entrance, corner Molesworth & Aitken Streets, Wellington).
The new Executive and Committee Members will be voted in at this time; nominations for positions should be made in writing to the NZCS Secretary no later than three weeks before the meeting. Members not able to attend in person may submit a postal/email vote or nominate a proxy to attend and vote in their stead no later than seven days before the meeting.
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Sat 07 Jul 2018
Registration for MDW'2018 opens
The New Zealand Cartographic Society is proud to announce a Map Design Workshop (MDW'2018) to precede GeoCart'2018. It will be held 3-4 September, 2018, at the VUW Kelburn Campus (Kirk Building).
Registration is now open. Attendees of GeoCart'2018 on a Full 3-Day ticket are eligible for a $50 workshop discount. Please visit MDW'2018 for more information.
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Sat 07 Jul 2018
Registration for Historical Maps Online opens
The Australian and New Zealand Map Society will be hosting a Historical Maps Online workshop preceding GeoCart'2018. It will be held the morning of 4 September at Rutherford House on the VUW Pipitea Campus.
Registration is now open. Please visit Historical Maps Online for more information.
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Sat 07 Jul 2018
Registration for Map Conservation workshop opens
The Australian and New Zealand Map Society will be hosting a Map Conservation workshop preceding GeoCart'2018. It will be held the afternoon of 4 September at the National Library of New Zealand.
Registration is now open. Please visit ANZMapS Map Conservation for more information.
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Fri 13 Apr 2018
Announcing the GeoCart'2018 Young Geospatial Competitions
NZCS is proud to announce two new competitions for young geospatial professionals at GeoCart'2018. These are open to anyone under 30 years of age and will encompass two categories: posters and lightning talks. Prizes for each category include a map poster from The Map Kiwi and a $100 Prezzy card. Approved YGC poster and lightning talk authors are eligible for a 10% and 5% discount, respectively, off their conference registrations. All authors must obtain abstract approval before registering to claim their discount. Please see YGC Guidelines for additional details.
The deadline for abstract submissions is 11 May.
NZCS News
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Mon 10 Sep 2018
Introducing the 2019-2020 NZCS Committee
Following the BGM held at GeoCart'2018, NZCS is pleased to announce its new Committee for 2019-2020.
President: Roger Smith
Vice President: Tony Moore
Secretary: Shannon McColley
Treasurer: Lesley Murphy
Representatives: Brent Brady, Andrew Douglas-Clifford, Igor Drecki, and Benjamin Jones -
Wed 11 Jul 2018
NZCS BGM to be held at GeoCart'2018
The 2018 Biennial General Meeting will be held at 16:30-17:30 on Thursday, 6 September, at the National Library of New Zealand's Tiakiwai Auditorium (Aitken Street entrance, corner Molesworth & Aitken Streets, Wellington).
The new Executive and Committee Members will be voted in at this time; nominations for positions should be made in writing to the NZCS Secretary no later than three weeks before the meeting. Members not able to attend in person may submit a postal/email vote or nominate a proxy to attend and vote in their stead no later than seven days before the meeting.
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Sun 16 Jun 2013
NZCS BGM 2013
The Biennial General Meeting was successfully held on February 18, 2013. There were reports on the previous period, amendments to rules and the Society constitution, and a new committee was elected.
Refer to the minutes for additional details.
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Sat 19 Mar 2011
NZCS 40th Anniversary
In celebration of 40 years as a society (1971-2011), NZCS hosted a gathering at the James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor in Wellington on Saturday, February 19, 2011.
Mairi Clark presented Cartography in NZ Since 1931 - PDF Slideshow in 5 Parts.
Read more to view the photo highlights.
Events News
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Thu 24 Oct 2019
ESP Geospatial Careers Symposium
Emerging Spatial Professionals will be hosting their 2019 careers symposium at the Ellen Melville Centre in Auckland on 16 November 2019.
Following on from the success of 2018, ESP are lining up industry leading speakers to share their valuable professional experiences and advice on careers or starting a business. Presentations this year will be in the geospatial, geography, geology, and archaeology fields, as well as a series of lightning talks from Emerging Spatial Professionals members to showcase some of their personal work.
Visit the Facebook page for more details and to register.
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Wed 31 Jul 2019
Announcing the ANZMapS 2019 Conference
The 47th annual ANZMapS conference -- Mapping in Action -- will be held 24-25 September 2019, at the National Library of Australia, Canberra.
This year's sessions will feature the latest student presentations, an inaugural prize for best presentation, the awarding of ANZMapS' "Dorothy Prescott Prize", and an afternoon session and guided tour of the collection with the NLA map curators.
Registration is now open.
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Thu 06 Jun 2019
State of New Zealand Cartography 2019 seminar
NZCS will be hosting a one day seminar -- "State of New Zealand Cartography" -- at the National Library of New Zealand in Wellington on 28 June, 2019.
The full-day seminar will consist of short presentations from a variety of organisations and individuals about recent and current mapping activities. Light refreshments will be provided. Registration is free but space is limited.
Registration will open the week of June 10.
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Sat 07 Jul 2018
Registration for MDW'2018 opens
The New Zealand Cartographic Society is proud to announce a Map Design Workshop (MDW'2018) to precede GeoCart'2018. It will be held 3-4 September, 2018, at the VUW Kelburn Campus (Kirk Building).
Registration is now open. Attendees of GeoCart'2018 on a Full 3-Day ticket are eligible for a $50 workshop discount. Please visit MDW'2018 for more information.
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Sat 07 Jul 2018
Registration for Historical Maps Online opens
The Australian and New Zealand Map Society will be hosting a Historical Maps Online workshop preceding GeoCart'2018. It will be held the morning of 4 September at Rutherford House on the VUW Pipitea Campus.
Registration is now open. Please visit Historical Maps Online for more information.
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Sat 07 Jul 2018
Registration for Map Conservation workshop opens
The Australian and New Zealand Map Society will be hosting a Map Conservation workshop preceding GeoCart'2018. It will be held the afternoon of 4 September at the National Library of New Zealand.
Registration is now open. Please visit ANZMapS Map Conservation for more information.
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Mon 22 Jan 2018
Announcing GeoCart'2018
The New Zealand Cartographic Society and Australian and New Zealand Map Society are proud to announce the 9th National Cartographic Conference and 46th Annual ANZMapS Conference, GeoCart'2018. The event will convene in Wellington from 5-7 September, 2018, and be hosted at the outstanding facilities of the National Library of New Zealand. A Map Design Workshop and two ANZMapS-sponsored workshops will precede the conference.
The call for paper and poster submissions is now active; please visit GeoCart'2018 EasyChair to submit an abstract. Registration will open for the event in April.
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Mon 27 Mar 2017
45th ANZMapS Conference
The 45th conference of the Australian & New Zealand Map Society (ANZMapS) will be held 22-23 May 2017 in the CBD and at the University of Melbourne. This event will be an affordable hands-on and scholarly experience, with one day of practicals and one for presentations/papers. Registration is now open for Mastering Maps.
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Mon 01 Aug 2016
Map Design with ArcGIS Workshop: Compelling Cartography
NZCS is privileged to host its 2016 Map Design with ArcGIS workshop, delivered by leading cartographer Kenneth Field (ESRI Inc. - USA).
This is a continuation of the very successful MDW workshops held over the past several years. The workshop will precede GeoCart'2016 and will be hosted at Victoria University of Wellington on August 29 and 30.
Registration is now open.
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Wed 20 Jan 2016
Announcing GeoCart'2016
The 8th National Cartographic Conference GeoCart'2016 and 4th ICA Symposium on Cartography for Australasia and Oceania will jointly convene in Wellington on August 31 - September 2, 2016. The conference will hosted at the outstanding facilities of t
June 10th is the last deadline to submit abstracts or papers for the conference. Registration will soon be open for the event.
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Mon 11 May 2015
NeoCartography: Citizen Cartographers, GPS, Consumer Electronics, and Mapping
The NZ National School of Surveying and NZCS are proud to present a special seminar by Prof. William Cartwright of RMIT University, Melbourne.
NeoCartography: Citizen Cartographers, GPS, Consumer Electronics, and Mapping
14 May, 2015, 12pm | School of Surveying, 1st floor seminar room -
Tue 13 Jan 2015
Rare Book Summer School 2015: Free public lectures
As part of the Australasian Rare Book Summer School, two free public lectures will be held in Wellington in January 2015, hosted by Victoria University of Wellington and the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand.
Mapping the World through Time
Julie Sweetkind-Singer, Asst. Director of Geospatial, Cartographic and Scientific Data & Services, Stanford University Libraries
27 January 2015, 5.30pm-6.30pm | Tiakiwai (lower ground floor), National Library of New Zealand, Wellington, Aitken Street entrance.Mapping texts: Using GIS to understand the geographies in large collections of text
Ian Gregory, Prof. of Digital Humanities, Lancaster University
29 January 2015, 5.00pm-6.00pm | Stout Research Centre, Room 203, Victoria University Kelburn campus. -
Wed 03 Dec 2014
GeoCart'2014 Highlights and Overview Video
Thanks to the efforts of Committee Member Marney Brosnan, NZCS is pleased to share a highlights reel and overview video from the GeoCart'2014 conference in Auckland.
DOWNLOAD (mp4 | 298MB)
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Tue 01 Jul 2014
Joint GeoCart'2014 and ANZMapS Conference
The seventh National Cartographic Conference, GeoCart'2014, 42nd ANZMapS Conference, and third ICA Symposium on Cartography for Australasia and Oceania will jointly convene in Auckland on September 3-5, 2014. The conference will once again be held at the outstanding facilities of
July 7th is the last deadline to submit abstracts or papers for the conference. Registration is now open for this event.
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Tue 01 Jul 2014
Map Design with ArcGIS Workshop: Mapping the 3rd Dimension
NZCS is privileged to host another Map Design with ArcGIS workshop, delivered by leading cartographer Kenneth Field (ESRI Inc. - USA).
This is a follow on to the successful 2012 Map Design workshop on thematic cartography. The workshop will precede GeoCart'2014 and will be hosted at the University of Auckland on September 1 and 2.
Registration is now open.
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Wed 28 Nov 2012
GeoCart'2012 and ICA Mountain Cartography wrap-up
Three major NZCS and ICA-related conferences and workshops were held in August and September of this year: GeoCart'2012, the Thematic Map Design workshop (preceding GeoCart), and the ICA Mountain Cartography Workshop. All were successful events.
Please refer to Cartogram 73 for reports and some photos from the events. The ICA Commission on Mountain Cartography website also has a report and other materials from the workshop held at Taurewa, Tongariro National Park. A post-workshop collection of papers is to be published in 2013.
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Thu 12 Jul 2012
Map Design with ArcGIS Workshop: Thematic Mapping
NZCS is privileged to host the Map Design with ArcGIS workshop, delivered by leading cartographers Kenneth Field (ESRI USA), Aileen Buckley (ESRI USA), and Igor Drecki (University of Auckland).
This is a follow on to the successful 2010 Map Design workshop. The workshop will precede GeoCart'2012 and will be hosted at the University of Auckland on August 27 and 28.
Registration is now open.
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Tue 03 Jul 2012
GeoCart'2012 and ICA Mountain Cartography Workshop
The sixth National Cartographic Conference, GeoCart'2012, and second ICA Symposium on Cartography for Australasia and Oceania will be hosted at The University of Auckland (New Zealand) on August 29-31, 2012.
Also, the 8th ICA Mountain Cartography Workshop, will be held at Tongariro National Park (NZ), September 1-5, 2012.
Registration is now open for both events.
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Mon 25 Jan 2010
GeoCart'2010
The fifth National Cartographic Conference, GeoCart'2010, and the first ICA Symposium on Cartography for Australasia and Oceania was hosted at The University of Auckland (New Zealand) on September 1-3, 2010. The Conference was endorsed by the International Cartographic Association (ICA).
Keynote speakers included: Cynthia Brewer (Pennsylvania State University), Manfred Buchroithner (Technische Universität Dresden), David Crossman (NZ Defence Force GIO) Phil Allen (GeoSmart), and Colin MacDonald (LINZ). Special Presentation by: William Cartwright, President of the ICA.
The programme is available for download. Proceedings are available on compact disc by request and cost NZ$30. Professional papers, posters, and other submissions will be collated in the proceedings. A book will soon be available comprising the best papers as reviewed by an international scientific programme committee. It will be published as part of Springer’s Lecture Notes in the Geoinformation and Cartography series.
Competitions News
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Fri 23 Aug 2019
NZ student wins at 2019 Intl. Children’s Map Competition
There were 188 entries from 33 countries in this year's Barbara Petchenik International Children’s Map Competition in Tokyo. New Zealand’s own 9-year-old Barnaby Blampied from Matakana School won 2nd place in the 9-12 years age category with his marvelous map entry entitled "A Turtle’s Tear: Our Plastic Oceans". This is fantastic result and a hearty congratulations to Barnaby!
Barnaby's map and the other NZ winners can be viewed on the Children's Map Competition Winners page.
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Wed 03 Apr 2019
Children's Map Competition 2019 winners
A big thank you to all of the students who entered the New Zealand Children’s Map Competition 2019. Winning maps will represent New Zealand at the international Barbara Petchenik Children’s Map Competition in Tokyo.
The winning entries are visible on the Children's Map Competition Winners page.
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Tue 01 Jan 2019
Announcing the 2019 Children's Map Competition
NZCS is proud to once again host the New Zealand Children's Map Competition. Winners will become New Zealand’s entries for the international Barbara Petchenik Children’s Map Competition 2019 in Tokyo in July. Further information may be found in the Competition Guidelines.
Entry deadline is 22 March 2019.
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Fri 13 Apr 2018
Announcing the GeoCart'2018 Young Geospatial Competitions
NZCS is proud to announce two new competitions for young geospatial professionals at GeoCart'2018. These are open to anyone under 30 years of age and will encompass two categories: posters and lightning talks. Prizes for each category include a map poster from The Map Kiwi and a $100 Prezzy card. Approved YGC poster and lightning talk authors are eligible for a 10% and 5% discount, respectively, off their conference registrations. All authors must obtain abstract approval before registering to claim their discount. Please see YGC Guidelines for additional details.
The deadline for abstract submissions is 11 May.
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Mon 03 Apr 2017
Children's Map Competition 2017 Winners
Thanks to all of the students who entered the New Zealand Children’s Map Competition 2017. We received over 250 entries and the judges awarded First, Second, and Third Place prizes in three age categories. First and Second Place winning maps will represent New Zealand at the international Barbara Petchenik Children’s Map Competition.
The winning entries are visible on the Children's Map Competition Winners page.
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Fri 17 Jul 2015
Children's Map Competition 2015 Winners
Thanks to all of the students who entered the New Zealand Children’s Map Competition 2015. We had over 60 entries and the judges chose six maps to represent New Zealand at the International Barbara Petchenik World Map Competition.
The judges used the following criteria for their selections: a recognisable message, cartographic content, and quality of execution.
The winning entries are visible on the Children's Map Competition Winners page. Thanks also to the following sponsors for providing wonderful prizes for the winners: Airways, DoC, Eagle Technology, Geographx, LINZ, NIWA, and NZ Geographic.
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Tue 18 Nov 2014
Announcing the 2015 Children's Map Competition
The Barbara Petchenik Award was created by the International Cartographic Association in 1993 as a memorial for Barbara Petchenik, a past Vice president of the ICA and cartographer who worked through her life with maps related to children. The aim of the contest is to promote the creative representation of the world in graphic form by children.
NZCS is proud to host the New Zealand competition again. Registrations for 2015 are now open.
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Fri 18 Jul 2014
GeoExpo and NZCS Map Award at GeoCart'2014
Two events associated with the upcoming GeoCart'2014 conference have been announced: GeoExpo'2014 and the New Zealand Cartographic Society Map Award. Potential commercial and other exhibitors are encouraged to participate in these events. Some bookings have already been made, so visit the website to check out who is coming (including a floor plan).
NZCS welcomes any map or cartographic product produced or published after June 30, 2013 to be considered for the NZCS Map Award. Submissions are due by August 22, 2014.
Cartographic Community News
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Wed 23 Nov 2011
TVNZ interviews Geographx
Roger Smith and the Geographx team have been interviewed by OneNews about their role in the making of the world's biggest atlas, Earth Platinum.
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/giant-atlas-kiwi-connection-video-4555417
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Wed 23 Nov 2011
Auckland Museum map exhibition
The Auckland Museum is featuring an exhibit on You Are Here: Mapping Auckland. There is also a gallery of photos available on Flickr.
NZCS & ICA Facebook Feeds
Latest News
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Thu 24 Oct 2019
ESP Geospatial Careers Symposium
Emerging Spatial Professionals will be hosting their 2019 careers symposium at the Ellen Melville Centre in Auckland on 16 November 2019.
Following on from the success of 2018, ESP are lining up industry leading speakers to share their valuable professional experiences and advice on careers or starting a business. Presentations this year will be in the geospatial, geography, geology, and archaeology fields, as well as a series of lightning talks from Emerging Spatial Professionals members to showcase some of their personal work.
Visit the Facebook page for more details and to register.
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Fri 23 Aug 2019
NZ student wins at 2019 Intl. Children’s Map Competition
There were 188 entries from 33 countries in this year's Barbara Petchenik International Children’s Map Competition in Tokyo. New Zealand’s own 9-year-old Barnaby Blampied from Matakana School won 2nd place in the 9-12 years age category with his marvelous map entry entitled "A Turtle’s Tear: Our Plastic Oceans". This is fantastic result and a hearty congratulations to Barnaby!
Barnaby's map and the other NZ winners can be viewed on the Children's Map Competition Winners page.
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Wed 31 Jul 2019
Announcing the ANZMapS 2019 Conference
The 47th annual ANZMapS conference -- Mapping in Action -- will be held 24-25 September 2019, at the National Library of Australia, Canberra.
This year's sessions will feature the latest student presentations, an inaugural prize for best presentation, the awarding of ANZMapS' "Dorothy Prescott Prize", and an afternoon session and guided tour of the collection with the NLA map curators.
Registration is now open.
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Thu 06 Jun 2019
State of New Zealand Cartography 2019 seminar
NZCS will be hosting a one day seminar -- "State of New Zealand Cartography" -- at the National Library of New Zealand in Wellington on 28 June, 2019.
The full-day seminar will consist of short presentations from a variety of organisations and individuals about recent and current mapping activities. Light refreshments will be provided. Registration is free but space is limited.
Registration will open the week of June 10.
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Wed 03 Apr 2019
Children's Map Competition 2019 winners
A big thank you to all of the students who entered the New Zealand Children’s Map Competition 2019. Winning maps will represent New Zealand at the international Barbara Petchenik Children’s Map Competition in Tokyo.
The winning entries are visible on the Children's Map Competition Winners page.
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Tue 01 Jan 2019
Announcing the 2019 Children's Map Competition
NZCS is proud to once again host the New Zealand Children's Map Competition. Winners will become New Zealand’s entries for the international Barbara Petchenik Children’s Map Competition 2019 in Tokyo in July. Further information may be found in the Competition Guidelines.
Entry deadline is 22 March 2019.
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Mon 10 Sep 2018
Introducing the 2019-2020 NZCS Committee
Following the BGM held at GeoCart'2018, NZCS is pleased to announce its new Committee for 2019-2020.
President: Roger Smith
Vice President: Tony Moore
Secretary: Shannon McColley
Treasurer: Lesley Murphy
Representatives: Brent Brady, Andrew Douglas-Clifford, Igor Drecki, and Benjamin Jones -
Wed 11 Jul 2018
NZCS BGM to be held at GeoCart'2018
The 2018 Biennial General Meeting will be held at 16:30-17:30 on Thursday, 6 September, at the National Library of New Zealand's Tiakiwai Auditorium (Aitken Street entrance, corner Molesworth & Aitken Streets, Wellington).
The new Executive and Committee Members will be voted in at this time; nominations for positions should be made in writing to the NZCS Secretary no later than three weeks before the meeting. Members not able to attend in person may submit a postal/email vote or nominate a proxy to attend and vote in their stead no later than seven days before the meeting.
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Sat 07 Jul 2018
Registration for MDW'2018 opens
The New Zealand Cartographic Society is proud to announce a Map Design Workshop (MDW'2018) to precede GeoCart'2018. It will be held 3-4 September, 2018, at the VUW Kelburn Campus (Kirk Building).
Registration is now open. Attendees of GeoCart'2018 on a Full 3-Day ticket are eligible for a $50 workshop discount. Please visit MDW'2018 for more information.
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Sat 07 Jul 2018
Registration for Historical Maps Online opens
The Australian and New Zealand Map Society will be hosting a Historical Maps Online workshop preceding GeoCart'2018. It will be held the morning of 4 September at Rutherford House on the VUW Pipitea Campus.
Registration is now open. Please visit Historical Maps Online for more information.
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Sat 07 Jul 2018
Registration for Map Conservation workshop opens
The Australian and New Zealand Map Society will be hosting a Map Conservation workshop preceding GeoCart'2018. It will be held the afternoon of 4 September at the National Library of New Zealand.
Registration is now open. Please visit ANZMapS Map Conservation for more information.
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Fri 13 Apr 2018
Announcing the GeoCart'2018 Young Geospatial Competitions
NZCS is proud to announce two new competitions for young geospatial professionals at GeoCart'2018. These are open to anyone under 30 years of age and will encompass two categories: posters and lightning talks. Prizes for each category include a map poster from The Map Kiwi and a $100 Prezzy card. Approved YGC poster and lightning talk authors are eligible for a 10% and 5% discount, respectively, off their conference registrations. All authors must obtain abstract approval before registering to claim their discount. Please see YGC Guidelines for additional details.
The deadline for abstract submissions is 11 May.
NZCS News
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Mon 10 Sep 2018
Introducing the 2019-2020 NZCS Committee
Following the BGM held at GeoCart'2018, NZCS is pleased to announce its new Committee for 2019-2020.
President: Roger Smith
Vice President: Tony Moore
Secretary: Shannon McColley
Treasurer: Lesley Murphy
Representatives: Brent Brady, Andrew Douglas-Clifford, Igor Drecki, and Benjamin Jones -
Wed 11 Jul 2018
NZCS BGM to be held at GeoCart'2018
The 2018 Biennial General Meeting will be held at 16:30-17:30 on Thursday, 6 September, at the National Library of New Zealand's Tiakiwai Auditorium (Aitken Street entrance, corner Molesworth & Aitken Streets, Wellington).
The new Executive and Committee Members will be voted in at this time; nominations for positions should be made in writing to the NZCS Secretary no later than three weeks before the meeting. Members not able to attend in person may submit a postal/email vote or nominate a proxy to attend and vote in their stead no later than seven days before the meeting.
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Sun 16 Jun 2013
NZCS BGM 2013
The Biennial General Meeting was successfully held on February 18, 2013. There were reports on the previous period, amendments to rules and the Society constitution, and a new committee was elected.
Refer to the minutes for additional details.
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Sat 19 Mar 2011
NZCS 40th Anniversary
In celebration of 40 years as a society (1971-2011), NZCS hosted a gathering at the James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor in Wellington on Saturday, February 19, 2011.
Mairi Clark presented Cartography in NZ Since 1931 - PDF Slideshow in 5 Parts.
Read more to view the photo highlights.
Events News
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Thu 24 Oct 2019
ESP Geospatial Careers Symposium
Emerging Spatial Professionals will be hosting their 2019 careers symposium at the Ellen Melville Centre in Auckland on 16 November 2019.
Following on from the success of 2018, ESP are lining up industry leading speakers to share their valuable professional experiences and advice on careers or starting a business. Presentations this year will be in the geospatial, geography, geology, and archaeology fields, as well as a series of lightning talks from Emerging Spatial Professionals members to showcase some of their personal work.
Visit the Facebook page for more details and to register.
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Wed 31 Jul 2019
Announcing the ANZMapS 2019 Conference
The 47th annual ANZMapS conference -- Mapping in Action -- will be held 24-25 September 2019, at the National Library of Australia, Canberra.
This year's sessions will feature the latest student presentations, an inaugural prize for best presentation, the awarding of ANZMapS' "Dorothy Prescott Prize", and an afternoon session and guided tour of the collection with the NLA map curators.
Registration is now open.
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Thu 06 Jun 2019
State of New Zealand Cartography 2019 seminar
NZCS will be hosting a one day seminar -- "State of New Zealand Cartography" -- at the National Library of New Zealand in Wellington on 28 June, 2019.
The full-day seminar will consist of short presentations from a variety of organisations and individuals about recent and current mapping activities. Light refreshments will be provided. Registration is free but space is limited.
Registration will open the week of June 10.
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Sat 07 Jul 2018
Registration for MDW'2018 opens
The New Zealand Cartographic Society is proud to announce a Map Design Workshop (MDW'2018) to precede GeoCart'2018. It will be held 3-4 September, 2018, at the VUW Kelburn Campus (Kirk Building).
Registration is now open. Attendees of GeoCart'2018 on a Full 3-Day ticket are eligible for a $50 workshop discount. Please visit MDW'2018 for more information.
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Sat 07 Jul 2018
Registration for Historical Maps Online opens
The Australian and New Zealand Map Society will be hosting a Historical Maps Online workshop preceding GeoCart'2018. It will be held the morning of 4 September at Rutherford House on the VUW Pipitea Campus.
Registration is now open. Please visit Historical Maps Online for more information.
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Sat 07 Jul 2018
Registration for Map Conservation workshop opens
The Australian and New Zealand Map Society will be hosting a Map Conservation workshop preceding GeoCart'2018. It will be held the afternoon of 4 September at the National Library of New Zealand.
Registration is now open. Please visit ANZMapS Map Conservation for more information.
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Mon 22 Jan 2018
Announcing GeoCart'2018
The New Zealand Cartographic Society and Australian and New Zealand Map Society are proud to announce the 9th National Cartographic Conference and 46th Annual ANZMapS Conference, GeoCart'2018. The event will convene in Wellington from 5-7 September, 2018, and be hosted at the outstanding facilities of the National Library of New Zealand. A Map Design Workshop and two ANZMapS-sponsored workshops will precede the conference.
The call for paper and poster submissions is now active; please visit GeoCart'2018 EasyChair to submit an abstract. Registration will open for the event in April.
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Mon 27 Mar 2017
45th ANZMapS Conference
The 45th conference of the Australian & New Zealand Map Society (ANZMapS) will be held 22-23 May 2017 in the CBD and at the University of Melbourne. This event will be an affordable hands-on and scholarly experience, with one day of practicals and one for presentations/papers. Registration is now open for Mastering Maps.
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Mon 01 Aug 2016
Map Design with ArcGIS Workshop: Compelling Cartography
NZCS is privileged to host its 2016 Map Design with ArcGIS workshop, delivered by leading cartographer Kenneth Field (ESRI Inc. - USA).
This is a continuation of the very successful MDW workshops held over the past several years. The workshop will precede GeoCart'2016 and will be hosted at Victoria University of Wellington on August 29 and 30.
Registration is now open.
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Wed 20 Jan 2016
Announcing GeoCart'2016
The 8th National Cartographic Conference GeoCart'2016 and 4th ICA Symposium on Cartography for Australasia and Oceania will jointly convene in Wellington on August 31 - September 2, 2016. The conference will hosted at the outstanding facilities of t
June 10th is the last deadline to submit abstracts or papers for the conference. Registration will soon be open for the event.
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Mon 11 May 2015
NeoCartography: Citizen Cartographers, GPS, Consumer Electronics, and Mapping
The NZ National School of Surveying and NZCS are proud to present a special seminar by Prof. William Cartwright of RMIT University, Melbourne.
NeoCartography: Citizen Cartographers, GPS, Consumer Electronics, and Mapping
14 May, 2015, 12pm | School of Surveying, 1st floor seminar room -
Tue 13 Jan 2015
Rare Book Summer School 2015: Free public lectures
As part of the Australasian Rare Book Summer School, two free public lectures will be held in Wellington in January 2015, hosted by Victoria University of Wellington and the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand.
Mapping the World through Time
Julie Sweetkind-Singer, Asst. Director of Geospatial, Cartographic and Scientific Data & Services, Stanford University Libraries
27 January 2015, 5.30pm-6.30pm | Tiakiwai (lower ground floor), National Library of New Zealand, Wellington, Aitken Street entrance.Mapping texts: Using GIS to understand the geographies in large collections of text
Ian Gregory, Prof. of Digital Humanities, Lancaster University
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Wed 03 Dec 2014
GeoCart'2014 Highlights and Overview Video
Thanks to the efforts of Committee Member Marney Brosnan, NZCS is pleased to share a highlights reel and overview video from the GeoCart'2014 conference in Auckland.
DOWNLOAD (mp4 | 298MB)
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Tue 01 Jul 2014
Joint GeoCart'2014 and ANZMapS Conference
The seventh National Cartographic Conference, GeoCart'2014, 42nd ANZMapS Conference, and third ICA Symposium on Cartography for Australasia and Oceania will jointly convene in Auckland on September 3-5, 2014. The conference will once again be held at the outstanding facilities of
July 7th is the last deadline to submit abstracts or papers for the conference. Registration is now open for this event.
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Tue 01 Jul 2014
Map Design with ArcGIS Workshop: Mapping the 3rd Dimension
NZCS is privileged to host another Map Design with ArcGIS workshop, delivered by leading cartographer Kenneth Field (ESRI Inc. - USA).
This is a follow on to the successful 2012 Map Design workshop on thematic cartography. The workshop will precede GeoCart'2014 and will be hosted at the University of Auckland on September 1 and 2.
Registration is now open.
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Wed 28 Nov 2012
GeoCart'2012 and ICA Mountain Cartography wrap-up
Three major NZCS and ICA-related conferences and workshops were held in August and September of this year: GeoCart'2012, the Thematic Map Design workshop (preceding GeoCart), and the ICA Mountain Cartography Workshop. All were successful events.
Please refer to Cartogram 73 for reports and some photos from the events. The ICA Commission on Mountain Cartography website also has a report and other materials from the workshop held at Taurewa, Tongariro National Park. A post-workshop collection of papers is to be published in 2013.
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Thu 12 Jul 2012
Map Design with ArcGIS Workshop: Thematic Mapping
NZCS is privileged to host the Map Design with ArcGIS workshop, delivered by leading cartographers Kenneth Field (ESRI USA), Aileen Buckley (ESRI USA), and Igor Drecki (University of Auckland).
This is a follow on to the successful 2010 Map Design workshop. The workshop will precede GeoCart'2012 and will be hosted at the University of Auckland on August 27 and 28.
Registration is now open.
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Tue 03 Jul 2012
GeoCart'2012 and ICA Mountain Cartography Workshop
The sixth National Cartographic Conference, GeoCart'2012, and second ICA Symposium on Cartography for Australasia and Oceania will be hosted at The University of Auckland (New Zealand) on August 29-31, 2012.
Also, the 8th ICA Mountain Cartography Workshop, will be held at Tongariro National Park (NZ), September 1-5, 2012.
Registration is now open for both events.
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Mon 25 Jan 2010
GeoCart'2010
The fifth National Cartographic Conference, GeoCart'2010, and the first ICA Symposium on Cartography for Australasia and Oceania was hosted at The University of Auckland (New Zealand) on September 1-3, 2010. The Conference was endorsed by the International Cartographic Association (ICA).
Keynote speakers included: Cynthia Brewer (Pennsylvania State University), Manfred Buchroithner (Technische Universität Dresden), David Crossman (NZ Defence Force GIO) Phil Allen (GeoSmart), and Colin MacDonald (LINZ). Special Presentation by: William Cartwright, President of the ICA.
The programme is available for download. Proceedings are available on compact disc by request and cost NZ$30. Professional papers, posters, and other submissions will be collated in the proceedings. A book will soon be available comprising the best papers as reviewed by an international scientific programme committee. It will be published as part of Springer’s Lecture Notes in the Geoinformation and Cartography series.
Competitions News
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Fri 23 Aug 2019
NZ student wins at 2019 Intl. Children’s Map Competition
There were 188 entries from 33 countries in this year's Barbara Petchenik International Children’s Map Competition in Tokyo. New Zealand’s own 9-year-old Barnaby Blampied from Matakana School won 2nd place in the 9-12 years age category with his marvelous map entry entitled "A Turtle’s Tear: Our Plastic Oceans". This is fantastic result and a hearty congratulations to Barnaby!
Barnaby's map and the other NZ winners can be viewed on the Children's Map Competition Winners page.
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Wed 03 Apr 2019
Children's Map Competition 2019 winners
A big thank you to all of the students who entered the New Zealand Children’s Map Competition 2019. Winning maps will represent New Zealand at the international Barbara Petchenik Children’s Map Competition in Tokyo.
The winning entries are visible on the Children's Map Competition Winners page.
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Tue 01 Jan 2019
Announcing the 2019 Children's Map Competition
NZCS is proud to once again host the New Zealand Children's Map Competition. Winners will become New Zealand’s entries for the international Barbara Petchenik Children’s Map Competition 2019 in Tokyo in July. Further information may be found in the Competition Guidelines.
Entry deadline is 22 March 2019.
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Fri 13 Apr 2018
Announcing the GeoCart'2018 Young Geospatial Competitions
NZCS is proud to announce two new competitions for young geospatial professionals at GeoCart'2018. These are open to anyone under 30 years of age and will encompass two categories: posters and lightning talks. Prizes for each category include a map poster from The Map Kiwi and a $100 Prezzy card. Approved YGC poster and lightning talk authors are eligible for a 10% and 5% discount, respectively, off their conference registrations. All authors must obtain abstract approval before registering to claim their discount. Please see YGC Guidelines for additional details.
The deadline for abstract submissions is 11 May.
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Mon 03 Apr 2017
Children's Map Competition 2017 Winners
Thanks to all of the students who entered the New Zealand Children’s Map Competition 2017. We received over 250 entries and the judges awarded First, Second, and Third Place prizes in three age categories. First and Second Place winning maps will represent New Zealand at the international Barbara Petchenik Children’s Map Competition.
The winning entries are visible on the Children's Map Competition Winners page.
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Fri 17 Jul 2015
Children's Map Competition 2015 Winners
Thanks to all of the students who entered the New Zealand Children’s Map Competition 2015. We had over 60 entries and the judges chose six maps to represent New Zealand at the International Barbara Petchenik World Map Competition.
The judges used the following criteria for their selections: a recognisable message, cartographic content, and quality of execution.
The winning entries are visible on the Children's Map Competition Winners page. Thanks also to the following sponsors for providing wonderful prizes for the winners: Airways, DoC, Eagle Technology, Geographx, LINZ, NIWA, and NZ Geographic.
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Tue 18 Nov 2014
Announcing the 2015 Children's Map Competition
The Barbara Petchenik Award was created by the International Cartographic Association in 1993 as a memorial for Barbara Petchenik, a past Vice president of the ICA and cartographer who worked through her life with maps related to children. The aim of the contest is to promote the creative representation of the world in graphic form by children.
NZCS is proud to host the New Zealand competition again. Registrations for 2015 are now open.
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Fri 18 Jul 2014
GeoExpo and NZCS Map Award at GeoCart'2014
Two events associated with the upcoming GeoCart'2014 conference have been announced: GeoExpo'2014 and the New Zealand Cartographic Society Map Award. Potential commercial and other exhibitors are encouraged to participate in these events. Some bookings have already been made, so visit the website to check out who is coming (including a floor plan).
NZCS welcomes any map or cartographic product produced or published after June 30, 2013 to be considered for the NZCS Map Award. Submissions are due by August 22, 2014.
Cartographic Community News
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Wed 23 Nov 2011
TVNZ interviews Geographx
Roger Smith and the Geographx team have been interviewed by OneNews about their role in the making of the world's biggest atlas, Earth Platinum.
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/giant-atlas-kiwi-connection-video-4555417
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Wed 23 Nov 2011
Auckland Museum map exhibition
The Auckland Museum is featuring an exhibit on You Are Here: Mapping Auckland. There is also a gallery of photos available on Flickr.